Edmonds 1982 building activity tops 14 million
In Edmonds end of year building activity totaled 14.45 million in 1982 with December permits worth 1.2 million. The city issued 48 permits in December including a major civic center remodel and library planning project. Single family starts totaled 46 for the year with seven new houses and 10 apartment buildings adding 244 units. City fees reached 59,186 for the year.
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Edmonds
Edmonds Building Division
Civic Center
City Council
Woodcraft Homes
Spruce Place
9Th Ave. S
Edmonds Development
Talbot Road
89Th Place W
Blueprint Homes
Skyline Drive
Pedersen Construction
76Th Ave
General Commercial Corporation
Hub City Blues recall Harlem Globetrotters visit to Aberdeen
Ralph Olson, 74, recalls introducing the Harlem Globetrotters to Aberdeen during the 1930s. He formed the Hub City Blues with friends for winter basketball as entertainment amid harsh cold and tough times, touring the region to draw about 100 fans per game.
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Ralph Olson
Edmonds
Olson
Blues
Aberdeen
North Dakota
Harlem Globetrotters
Tim Sweeney
Perrinville
Hub City
James A. Naismith
Massachusett
Stanford
Hank Luisetti
Madison Square Garden
North Center
South Dakota
Sledding Streets Expanded in Edmonds This Winter
Edmonds city council added Skyline Drive to the nine designated sledding streets, enabling crews to block the hill when snow falls. Other protected routes close to all but sledders include Bell Street, 203rd Place Southwest, 215th Street Southwest, 216th Street Southwest, 75th Place Southwest, 192nd Place Southwest, Cyprus Place, and 72nd Avenue West, preserving safety for youngsters.
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Edmonds
Skyline Drive
Highland Drive
Annexation plan near Edmonds raises district revenue fears
Olympic Water District and Fire District 1 officials warned that repeated annexations of 92.8 acres west of Edmonds erode their revenue bases as cities assume water and fire services. Edmonds’ Boundary Review Board did not call for a public hearing, moving the matter toward a Feb. 15 Edmonds hearing if no appeal is filed. The area, west of Highway 104 between 228th and 236th Streets southwest, includes Woodway High School and about 100 residents.
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Edmonds
South County
Olympic Water District
Fire District 1
Westgate
Olympic View Water District
Water District
Wayne Jones
Jones
Short
Fire District
Jim Adams
Adams
228Th
236Th Streets
Woodway High School
Shortlist Cities seek tweaks to 1983 sales tax law
Snohomish County cities urge only minor changes to the 1982 half cent sales tax scheme seeking a clearer referendum wording to stabilize budget planning. The Association of Washington Cities prioritizes funding for street projects and a UAB style road fund while opposing broader LOEFF I to II changes for police and fire retirement. Edmonds Councilwoman Katie Allen flags cost risks of equalizing LOEFF II with LOEFF I as she also serves in the state House.
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Judy Gardiner
Mountlake Terrace
Terrace
Lois Anderson
Anderson
Snohomish County
Ray Corwin
Lynnwood
Association of Washington Cities
AWC
Municipal Research Council
Lyn
Nwood
Corwin
UAB
Urban Arterial Board
Mike Caldwell
Caldwell
Edmonds
LOEFF_I
Loeff II
Loeff I
Katie Allen
Allen
Police search for Mountlake Terrace rape suspect
Mountlake Terrace police seek a white, blonde, 5 foot 8 to 9 inch man in his 20s to 30s who attacked a 14 year old near the Recreation Pavilion. The assault was the third rape in the wooded ravine behind the pavilion since August. Police urge tips to detectives at 776-1161.
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Mountlake Terrace
Terrace Junior High School
Recreation Pavilion
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216Th Street
92Nd Avenue
96Th Avenue
75Th Place
75Th
74Th Avenue
192Nd Place
94Th Avenue
Cyprus Place
72Nd Avenue
176 Street
175Th Street
Ray Harris
Madd
Power
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